Seph Schlueter

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Joseph "Seph" Schlueter (born December 18, 1999) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and a leader of the Damascus Worship community,[1] an American Catholic missionary movement based in Columbus, Ohio.[2] In early 2023, he was signed to a deal by Provident Music Group.[3] His song "Counting My Blessings" was No. 1 on both the Billboard Christian Airplay[3][4] and Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay charts,[5] in addition to being No. 2 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[6] His song "Running Back to You" went to No. 6 on the Hot Christian Songs chart.[6]

In December on the Billboard Year-End charts, he was the second best new Christian artist of 2024[7] and listed as the No. 7 Hot Christian Songs artist,[8] the No. 2 Christian Airplay songs artist,[9] the No. 5 Christian Digital Song Sales artist,[10] and the No. 15 Christian artist of 2024.[11]

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetailsPeak Chart Positions
US Christ [12]
Counting My BlessingsReleased: June 11, 2025; Label: Provident Music Group; Formats: CD, LP, digital download, streaming7
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Extended plays

TitleDetailsPeak Chart Positions
US Christ [13]
Counting My BlessingsReleased: March 15, 2024; Label: Provident Music Group; Formats: Digital download, streaming17
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertifications (sales threshold)Album
US Christ [14]US Christ Air [15]US Christ AC [16]US Christ Digital [17]
"Fire Fall // Heaven Rain"2019————Non-album singles
"No Distance // Emmanuel"2020————
"Rest in Peace"2021————
"Counting My Blessings"20232111RIAA: Platinum[18]Counting My Blessings
"Stay (Gonna Be Okay)"2024————
"Praise"————Non-album singles
"Holy Spirit Come" (live)————
"We Sing (Joy to the World)" (with Leanna Crawford)18149—
"Words We'll Sing Forever"2025—29——Counting My Blessings
"Turn It to Praise"—36——
"Already On The Way" (with Benjamin William Hastings)————Non-album singles
"Cling to the Cross" (with Matt Maher)50———
"Life With You"2026————
"Valley of Worship"[19]393130—
"Road Less Traveled" (with Joe L. Barnes)2626——
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Promotional singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsAlbum
US Christ [20]US Christ Air [21]US Christ AC [22]
"Running Back to You"2024612Counting My Blessings
"Stay (Gonna Be Okay)" (remix)48——
"Won't Start Now"20251113
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

Awards and nominations

Awards and nominations
YearOrganizationNominee / workAwardResultRef
2024Billboard Music Awards"Counting My Blessings"Top Christian SongNominated[23]
GMA Dove AwardsPop/Contemporary Recorded Song of the YearNominated[24]
HimselfNew Artist of the YearNominated
K-Love Fan Awards"Counting My Blessings"Breakout Single of the YearWon[25]
2025GMA Dove AwardsSong of the YearNominated[26]
"We Sing (Joy to the World)"Christmas Recorded Song of the YearNominated[27]
2026K-Love Fan Awards"Won't Start Now"Song of the YearNominated[28]
HimselfMale Artist of the YearNominated
Dove AwardsCounting My BlessingsPop/Contemporary Album of the YearPending[29]

References

  1. 1."Leadership". www.damascus.net. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  2. 2."Sponsorship — Join our mission!". Damascus Catholic Mission Campus. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  3. 3.[3.2]Asker, Jim (2024-04-10). "Seph Schlueter's Debut Hit 'Counting My Blessings' Tops Christian Airplay Charts". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  4. 4.devops (2013-11-28). "Christian Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  5. 5.devops (2013-01-02). "Christian AC Airplay". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  6. 6.[6.2]"Hot Christian Songs". Billboard. 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  7. 7.Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Top Christian Artists – Male". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  8. 8.tolsen (2013-01-02). "Hot Christian Songs Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  9. 9."Christian Airplay Artists". Billboard. 2014-12-09. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  10. 10.Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Christian Digital Songs Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  11. 11.Cusson, Michael (2014-12-09). "Top Christian Artists". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-14.
  12. 12."Top Christian Albums: Week of July 26, 2025". Billboard. 2025-07-26. Retrieved 2025-07-22.
  13. 13."Top Christian Albums". Billboard. 2013-05-31. Retrieved 2025-07-09.
  14. 14.Peaks on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-11-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "We Sing (Joy to the World)": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-12-12". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-12. "Cling to the Cross": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2025-12-06". Billboard. 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2025-12-02. "Valley of Worship": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2026-03-28". Billboard. 2025-12-06. Retrieved 2026-03-26. "Road Less Traveled": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2026-08-22". Billboard. 2026-08-22. Retrieved 2026-08-16.
  15. 15.Peaks on the Billboard Christian Airplay: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2024-04-10". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "We Sing (Joy to the World)" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2024-12-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-03. "Words We'll Sing Forever" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-01-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-01-01. "Turn It to Praise" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-02-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-02-10. "Valley of Worship" and "Road Less Traveled" "Billboard Christian Airplay: Week of 2026-08-29". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-08-26.
  16. 16.Peaks on the Billboard Christian Adult Contemporary Airplay: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian AC: Week of 2024-04-10". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "Valley of Worship": "Billboard Christian AC: Week of 2026-07-11". Billboard. Retrieved 2026-07-11.
  17. 17.Peaks on the Billboard Christian Digitial Song Sales chart: "Counting My Blessings": "Billboard Christian Digitial: Week of 2024-11-14". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-11-14.
  18. 18."Seph Schlueter's Counting My Blessings". RIAA. 2026-06-06.
  19. 19.Witt, Jason (2026-03-11). "Seph Schlueter's 'Valley Of Worship' Drops March 13 — Hear It First On Air1". Air1. Retrieved 2026-03-11.
  20. 20.Peaks on the Billboard Hot Christian Songs: "Running Back to You": "Hot Christian Songs: Week of March 9, 2025". Billboard. 2025-03-09. Retrieved 2024-11-14. "Stay (Gonna Be Okay)": "Billboard Hot Christian Songs: Week of 2024-12-03". Billboard. Retrieved 2024-12-03. "Won't Start Now": "Hot Christian Songs: Week of February 7, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  21. 21.Peaks on the Billboard Christian Airplay: "Running Back to You": "Christian Airplay: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard. 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16. "Won't Start Now": "Christian Airplay: Week of February 7, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-07. Retrieved 2026-02-02.
  22. 22.Peaks on the Billboard Christian adult contemporary: "Running Back to You": "Christian AC Airplay: Week of April 19, 2025". Billboard. 2025-04-19. Retrieved 2024-04-16. "Won't Start Now": "Christian AC Airplay: Week of February 14, 2026". Billboard. 2026-02-14. Retrieved 2026-02-10.
  23. 23.Grein, Paul (2024-11-25). "Zach Bryan, Taylor Swift, Morgan Wallen & Sabrina Carpenter Are Top 2024 Billboard Music Awards Finalists: Full List". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  24. 24.Nicholson, Jessica (2024-07-24). "Brandon Lake Leads Nominees for 2024 GMA Dove Awards". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  25. 25.Nicholson, Jessica (2024-05-12). "Brandon Lake, Anne Wilson, Elevation Worship Lead K-LOVE Fan Awards Nominees". Billboard. Retrieved 2025-05-17.
  26. 26.@gmadoveawards; (2025-07-30). Dove Awards|gmadoveawards%5d%5d/p/DMu7I1muRuD/ "Congratulations to the 56th #DoveAwards nominees for Short Form Music Video of the Year (Performance):". Retrieved 2025-07-30 – via Instagram.
  27. 27."2025 Nominees". Gospel Music Association. 2025-07-30. Archived from the original on 2025-07-31. Retrieved 2025-07-30.
  28. 28."K-LOVE Announces the Nominees for the 13th Annual K-LOVE Fan Awards". Gospel Music Association. 2026-05-08. Retrieved 2026-05-08.
  29. 29."2026 Nominees". Gospel Music Association. 2026-07-29. Retrieved 2026-07-29.